Too Much Information

The information available online is undoubtledly a boon to job seekers - take a moment to recall how it was during the last recession when you had to search for jobs in the papers and getting information on individual companies was down to word of mouth or writing and asking for printed matter like annual reports.

However, there is a down-side: information overload. There is now so much information available that it can seem quite overwhelming. Even if you are unlucky enough to be ‘working from home’ it takes alot of discipline and focus to get the right information, and not to spend all day reading Twitter feeds. So, my tip for the day is focus. Identify what information you need, and why. There are three information phases: 1. finding a job for which to apply; 2. researching that employer in support of your application; and 3. researching that employer before interview. The information you need in each case is very different and I’ll be blogging about each in turn.